A Family of Jesus Jewels: Saturday Ramblings

I haven't updated in a few days so I thought I would just ramble a little about what we've been up to. It feels as though we've never been home this week. We had vacation Bible school each day and our church runs it at night from 6-8:30. I volunteered to work registration so of course I had to be there early. Abby loved it and came home excited each night. I, on the other hand, found that 8:30 is just too late for a little girl. It took FOREVER to get her to settle down and sleep. It was often 10 or 10:30 before sleep could be found. When the last night rolled around I was happy to be done. Abby's still singing the songs and playing with her crafts so I am glad that we went.
Another highlight of our week was the carnival. The condos where my grandparents live was going to have a carnival run by the residents for the grandchildren and great grandchildren. We had a blast!! There was cotton candy, ice cream, popcorn, hot dogs, balloon clowns, horse rides and of course the regular carnival games. It was so fun! The old people were having such a great time watching the young ones and of course the young ones were having fun winning all the prizes. It was a win-win for all!
In between the birthday, the carnival and vacation Bible school, there were also chiropractor visits. Last week I did something to my back and my sciatic nerve is acting up. I'm not in pain, but my butt, hips, right leg and the bottom of my right leg are all numb. It feels as though the bottom half of my body has fallen asleep. So needless to say I've been to the chiropractor three times this week and I've already scheduled more for next week. Most people I talk to mention that the sciatic nerve is usually attached to pregnancy. Do I need to remind everyone that I am pregnant?? Internationally pregnant!
Ok, onto better news. Last night I went out with some girl friends to see a movie. It was fun to be out with adults. We went to the movies and then out for dessert. It did feel a little weird not to have little hands handing mine or to have to run to the potty every few minutes. My awesome parents watched Abby for me so that I could go and play. It was great!

Today started with an eye doctor appointment to make sure my contact lens prescription is still correct and to check on my retinas. I am in the severe risk area for retina tearing or stretching so it's just something to keep an eye on. It all looked normal so I was happy. Later in the afternoon we headed out to the beach to watch the boats, play in the sand, swing on the swingset and cheer on the surfers.

From 2 birthdays parties, vacation Bible school, numerous chiropractor appointments, eye doctor visits and a carnival, we've been busy!! But it's also been a great week. I hope you had a great week too!

My mom, grandma and grandpa at the carnival. They all had a great time watching Abby play the games.

Abby was really good at the carnival games. There were many games that she got right on the first try!

This is one of my favorite pictures! Abby and her beloved Nana!

Ooooo! Cotton candy! And it's PINK!

Do you remember this game? You get to pick up the duck and look on the bottom for a number. That number lets you choose a prize from the bucket. This was her favorite game. It seemed so simple to me, but she loved it.

There was even face painting. When we walked up to this table I recognized the girl right away. I had had her in my class as a student! Too funny.

The miniature ponies were a huge hit. Abby rode once and my 92 year old grandpa even took a ride. If you click on the picture to enlarge it you'll see that the pony is actually wearing shoes. It was so cute!